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Detroit Tigers bested by Kansas City 5-1; Witt hits inside-the-park homer for Royals
The Detroit Tigers were beaten by the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday night.
Michael Wacha pitched seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit an inside-the-park home run on a grounder and Michael Massey had a three-run homer for the Royals, who will go for the series sweep on Sunday night.
Witt hit the ball down the right-field line in the first inning that bounced off the wall and eluded right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Witt motored around the bases and beat the relay throw to the plate for a two-run homer.
It was the Royals’ first inside-the-park home run since Witt did it in August 2023.
Carpenter left the game later with left shoulder soreness.
Wacha (4-2) gave up two hits, walked two and struck out six. It was his longest scoreless outing since throwing eight scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox on April 11.
Burch Smith (0-2) took the loss. He retired only one of the four batters he faced, allowing two runs on three hits in one-third of an inning.
Massey’s homer in the fourth inning came with runners on first and third with two outs. He lined the ball over the right-center field fence for his third homer of the season.
Wacha had at least one strikeout in each of his first four innings. The Tigers loaded the bases in the fifth on a double, a walk and a hit batter, but Wacha got Matt Vierling to ground out to end the inning.
The Tigers scored in the eighth on a two-out double by Riley Greene.
Up next
The teams conclude the three-game series Sunday. The Tigers have not announced a starter, though manager AJ Hinch said it will be a bullpen game. Kansas City will send LHP Noah Cameron (2-2, 5.40 ERA) to the mound.
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Live updates: Tornado Watch issued for Kansas City metro on Saturday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the entire Kansas City metro on Saturday.
The FOX4 Weather team reports that isolated storm cells this afternoon and a small line in the evening could bring damaging winds, hail and possibly even tornadoes.
The Tornado Watch is in effect for Jackson, Cass, Clay, Platte and other Missouri counties, as well as Wyandotte, Miami, Franklin and other counties in Kansas. For a full look at where the alert is in effect and other warnings for the Kansas City area, click here.
A Flood Warning has also been issued in Cass, Henry and Johnson counties on the Missouri side of the state line.
Around 6:15 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Nodaway, Holt, Atchison and Worth counties until 7 p.m.
With the FIFA Fan Festival continuing through the weekend, the KC2026 team is monitoring the weather situation as well. On Friday, it was announced that a delay, postponement or cancellation could happen if the weather proves too severe.
Already, The Chainsmokers concert at FIFA Fan Fest has been postponed due to the forecast.
Stay with the FOX4 Weather team for the latest weather alerts and updates.
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Scare at underground storage caves sends 4 to hospital, prompts evacuation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Emergency crews treated nearly two dozen people after a carbon monoxide scare Friday morning. Four of those people were taken to hospitals.
The Kansas City Fire Department responded to a call about an unconscious person at a business located near NE Underground Drive near Missouri 210 Highway. The call came in around 8:30 a.m.
Emergency crews evacuated the business. They also began monitoring the air quality inside the area.
Crews later determined the issue was caused by high levels of carbon monoxide. Firefighters monitored the air quality for several hours after the call.
They cleared the scene shortly before 11 a.m. and people were allowed to go back to work inside the cave.
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Severe weather sets back Kansas wheat harvest
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Severe weather and humidity are holding back the wheat harvest in Kansas and adding to historically low yields.
Justin Gilpin, the chief executive officer of the Kansas Wheat Commission said Thursday that nearly 20% of the acres planted won’t be harvested this year because of poor crop conditions.
“It’s been a challenging year for Kansas wheat farmers from production because of weather,” Gilpin said. “And ironically, the dry weather’s what caused the low, low estimates and low yields, and now, we’re seeing some crop losses because of too much rain and high humidity.”
He said some recent crop losses are piling on top of what was going to be one of the lowest productions Kansas has seen since the 1960s.
But some farmers have had more luck than others, Gilpin said.
While some are collecting yields of 10 to 15 bushels per acre, others are getting 50 per acre, depending on when the rain hits and how the wheat varieties respond.
Gilpin said harvest has been slow because farmers have had to pause for the weather multiple times.
Despite a 40% decrease in production compared to last year, Kansas remains the largest wheat producer in the United States, which Gilpin said, is being watched by people across the globe.
“A lot of eyes, you know, around the United States but also around the world are always eager to see how the bushels are going to come in from our Kansas farms because of the impact that we have,” he said.
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